Nebraska 109th Legislature (2025-2026) Status: In Committee

LB 267 — Provide for removal from a rental agreement of a cotenant or occupant who has committed domestic violence, require landlords to change locks, and provide landlords with related powers and duties

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    Passed Legislature
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Legislature.

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Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

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The bill allows tenants to remove co-tenants or occupants who perpetrate domestic violence and requires landlords to change locks in such cases.

  • Section 76-1401

    Sections 76-1401 to 76-1449 and sections 2 and 3 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.

    This change updates the citation reference for the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.

  • (1) Where an act of domestic violence is perpetrated against a tenant or household member by another cotenant or occupant of the same dwelling unit, the tenant may have the perpetrator removed from the rental agreement and, if needed, excluded from the premises if the tenant or household member has: (a) Obtained a protective order, restraining order, or other similar relief which applies to the perpetrator of the act of domestic violence; or (b) Obtained certification confirming domestic violence as set forth in subdivision (5)(a)(iii) of section 76-1431.

    This provision allows tenants to remove co-tenants who commit domestic violence.

  • (3) The landlord shall change the locks to the tenant's dwelling unit within twenty-four hours after receiving the tenant's written request by either: (a) Replacing the entire locking mechanism with a locking mechanism of equal or better quality than the lock being replaced; or (b) If the lock is in good working condition: (i) Rekeying the lock; or (ii) In the case of a keyless electronic lock, resetting the entry code.

    This ensures landlords must change locks promptly when requested due to domestic violence.

  • If a landlord fails to change the locks as required by subsection (3) of this section, the tenant: (i) May change the locks in a workmanlike manner with locks of similar or better quality than the original lock; (ii) Shall timely notify the landlord that the locks have been changed; (iii) Shall, by a reasonable method agreed upon by the landlord and tenant, provide the landlord with a new key or the entry code by which to access the dwelling unit.

    This allows tenants to change the locks themselves if the landlord fails to do so.

  • The landlord may require the tenant to pay for the actual and reasonable cost incurred by the landlord in changing the locks under this section.

    This establishes that tenants may be responsible for the costs incurred by the landlord when locks are changed.

  • Section 4

    Original section 76-1401, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, is repealed.

    This repeals the original law, effectively replacing it with the newly amended provisions.

Action History

  1. Indefinitely postponed

  2. Title printed. Carryover bill

  3. Provisions/portions of LB267 amended into LB80 by AM801

  4. Notice of hearing for February 20, 2025

  5. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  6. Date of introduction

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on

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Not signed on (48)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 267?
LB 267 is sponsored by Victor Rountree.
What is the current status of LB 267?
This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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